Definition
A woman whose job is to drive a bus.
Translations
- English
- female bus driver
- Français
- conductrice de bus
- Türkçe
- kadın otobüs şoförü
- Polski
- kierowczyni autobusu
- Русский
- женщина-водитель автобуса
- Українська
- водійка автобуса
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Busfahrerin
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Travel & Transport
female bus driver
/diː ˈbʊsˌfaːʁəʁɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Busfahrerinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Busfahrerin wartet an der Haltestelle.NominativSing.The female bus driver is waiting at the stop.
- Ich begrüße die Busfahrerin.AkkusativSing.I greet the female bus driver.
- Ich spreche mit der Busfahrerin über den Fahrplan.DativSing.I am talking to the bus driver about the timetable.
- Die Schicht der Busfahrerin endet um sechs.GenitivSing.The female bus driver’s shift ends at six.
- Die Busfahrerinnen sprechen mit den Fahrgästen.NominativPlur.The female bus drivers speak with the passengers.
- Die Verkehrsbetriebe suchen Busfahrerinnen.AkkusativPlur.The transport company is looking for female bus drivers.
- Mit den Busfahrerinnen sprechen wir über den Fahrplan.DativPlur.We talk with the female bus drivers about the timetable.
- Die Arbeit der Busfahrerinnen ist anstrengend.GenitivPlur.The work of the female bus drivers is strenuous.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Busfahrerin/ˈbʊsˌfaːʁəʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Busfahrerin/diː ˈbʊsˌfaːʁəʁɪn/
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Plural
Busfahrerinnen/ˈbʊsˌfaːʁəʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Busfahrerin | die Busfahrerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Busfahrerin | die Busfahrerinnen |
| Dativ | der Busfahrerin | den Busfahrerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Busfahrerin | der Busfahrerinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Profession expressionals Busfahrerin arbeiten
- Profession expressionBusfahrerin werden
- Collocationdie Busfahrerin fragen
- Adjective combinationeine erfahrene Busfahrerin
- Collocationmit der Busfahrerin sprechen
- Sentence patternDie Busfahrerin fährt den Linienbus.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBusfahrer — male bus driver
Busfahrerin and Busfahrer designate people with the same profession; the forms differ according to gender.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- BusfahrerOther
- inSuffix
„Busfahrerin“ is a feminine occupational designation formed from „Busfahrer“ and the feminine ending -„in“.